depress

verb
UK: /dɪˈpres/
US: /dɪˈpres/

  1. To make someone feel very unhappy.

    1. Rainy days always depress me.
    2. The constant criticism from her boss started to depress her significantly.

  2. To reduce the value of something.

    1. The news will depress the stock price.
    2. Overproduction can depress market prices and hurt local farmers incomes.

  3. To push something down.

    1. Depress the button to start the machine.
    2. To activate the alarm, depress the lever located on the right side panel.

Synonyms

lower discourage sadden reduce deject
depress intransitive-verb

  1. To feel sad and without much enthusiasm or energy.

    1. I depress when it rains.
    2. After losing the job, he depress for weeks before finding another one.
depress adjective

  1. Low in spirits; sad.

    1. She felt depress after the movie.
    2. The depress economy has led to increased unemployment rates nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "depress" in English means: To make someone feel very unhappy., To reduce the value of something., To push something down..

The phonetic transcription of "depress" is /dɪˈpres/ in British English and /dɪˈpres/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "depress": lower, discourage, sadden, reduce, deject.

Example usage of "depress": "Rainy days always depress me.". More examples on the page.